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placename:- Eamont Bridge
other name:- Yamon Bridge
parish Yanwath and Eamont Bridge parish, once in Westmorland
county:- Cumbria
building/s
coordinates:- NY5228
10Km square:- NY52

1Km square NY5228

old map (vignette):- Burrow 1920s

Road strip maps with parts in Westmorland, Cumberland etc, now Cumbria, irregular scale about 1.5 miles to 1 inch, by E J Burrow and Co, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 1920s.
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date:- 1920=1929
period:- 1920s

old map:- Ford 1839 map

Map of the Lake District, published in A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by William Ford, published by Charles Thurnham, London, 1839.
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Eamont Br.

placename:- Eamont Bridge
county:- Cumberland
date:- 1839
period:- 19th century, early; 1830s

old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760

New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin, published by T Bowles, John Bowles and Son, Robert Sayer, and John Tinney, 1760; published 1760-87.
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blocks, on road

placename:- Emon Bridge
date:- 1760
period:- 18th century, late; 1760s

descriptive text:- Defoe 1724-26

Travel book, Tour through England and Wales, by Daniel Defoe, published in parts, London, 1724-26.
... the great road leads to the left-hand to Perith, in going to which we first pass the Eden, at a very good stone bridge call'd Louther Bridge, and then the Elnot over another.

placename:- Louther Bridge
date:- 1724=1726
period:- 18th century, early; 1720s

old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd)

Maps, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 3 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695.
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Emot
Circle, building and tower.

placename:- Emot
county:- Westmorland
date:- 1695
period:- 17th century, late; 1690s

old map:- Ogilby 1675 (plate 38)

Road book, Britannia, strip road maps, with sections in Westmorland and Cumberland etc, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675; and a general map of England and Wales.
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In mile 281, Westmorland.
Emonbridge
Houses drawn each side of the road.

placename:- Emonbridge
date:- 1675
period:- 17th century, late; 1670s

hearth tax returns:- Hearth Tax 1675

The bridge
in
Yainwath and Bridge

placename:- The bridge
date:- 1675
period:- 17th century, late; 1670s

hearth tax returns:- Hearth Tax 1670

in Westmoreland / The Hundred of Bottome of Westmoreland
Emond Bridge

placename:- Emond Bridge
date:- 1670
period:- 17th century, late; 1670s

road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802)

Road book, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, published by G and J Cary, 86 St James's Street, London, 1798-1828.
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page 267-268
Emont Bridge
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page 281-282
Emont Bridge

placename:- Emont Bridge
date:- 1802
period:- 19th century, early; 1800s

Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008

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